JUDY
HUEHN holds both Master's
and Bachelor's degrees in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of
Music where she studied piano performance, chamber music, instrumental and vocal accompanying, and harpsichord.
Before moving to Redmond, WA, Judy was
active in the music community and schools in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as teaching in her
private piano studio. She taught music education and singing classes at
Kids Connection private elementary school in Foster City, CA and
accompanied children's choirs at Roosevelt, McKinley and Lincoln public
elementary schools in Burlingame, CA. She was also a staff accompanist
for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Palo Alto
Children's Theater and, Summer Adventures Musical Theater program in
Burlingame, CA.
In 2001, Judy Huehn paired up with friend and colleague, Ekaterina
Gueorguieva to form the Veda Piano Duo. They have frequently performed
together in the San Francisco Bay Area as a four hand, two piano duo
and have traveled to perform at events such as the International Piano
Festival held at Alfred Cortot Ecole de Musique in Paris; the Ibla
Grand Prize International Music Competition in Sicily where they
received the Distinguished Musician's Award in 2003 and; the International Piano Duo Competition in Tokyo where they won the Three
Sponsor Prize (Yamaha/Kawai/Ongakuno) in 2004.
Originally from Vancouver, B.C., Judy began her musical training in the
Suzuki Method when she was 4 and half years old at the Vancouver Academy of
Music. She studied with internationally renowned teacher, Prof. Lee
Kum-Sing and received her Piano Performance Diploma (A.R.C.T.) from the Royal
Conservatory of Music at age 18. She has won several
competitions for solo, chamber music and accompanying at the Kiwanis
Music Festival and scholarship competitions at the Vancouver Academy of Music. She taught piano
privately and freelanced as an accompanist for several ballet companies
in Vancouver before continuing her undergraduate and graduate studies
at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Judy Huehn teaches Classical music and theory in her private piano
studio in Redmond, WA (Education Hill) and is the accompanist for the
Redmond High School choir. She is also a member of the Lake Washington Music Teachers Association
which offers adjudications and musical gift recitals for students every
year. She is also a member of the Bellevue Federated Music Club (a
chapter of NFMC) which holds a piano festival and competition annually.
Judy Huehn is also the Music Director at Emerald Ballet Theatre
in Bellevue and has worked on special collaborative projects with
dancers over the past 3 years. Her most recent project was an original
ballet with live music and dance based on the children's book, The
Jewel Heart, by the award-winning local author, Barbara Helen Berger in
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PIANO
LESSONS are tailored to each student's
abilities and needs. Method books and specific
pieces are chosen so that the student can have
fun learning and enjoy what they are playing.
Judy's approach to teaching is positve and caring.
Each lesson will include learning new pieces,
technique and theory. It is essential that the
teacher and student have good interaction and
match well in their personalities.
The following is a general description of the
type of instruction received at the beginners,
intermediate and advanced levels.
Beginners level:
Ages 6 & up, 45 min lesson/week
Introducing note values, rhythm, five-finger
positions, dynamics, phrasing, music terms in
Italian, short pieces, note-reading, developing
coordination and finger
strength, and playing
duets together
Intermediate level:
45 min or 1 hour lesson/week
Building on technical skills with scales,
chords, arpeggios, sight-reading, expression
and artistry, musical forms and interpretation
Advanced level:
1 hour lesson/week
Developing virtuoso technique with short studies
or etudes; understanding the composer and style
of music; interpreting phrasing, articulation and
tempos; exploring the ranges of sound and tone;
learning memorization techniques; performance,
competition, and examination preparation
♫♪♫ FREE introductory lesson for all new students.
Lesson rates are payable by semester: Fall, Winter & Spring.
Summer lessons are flexible.
Participation in piano festivals, workshops and recitals is encouraged.
At the end of the school year, there is one piano studio recital for
all students.
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